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Surupa Sen | Photo Credit: Karthik Venkatraman “Run! Run faster and you will get there quicker!”, is all we hear and do in our lives. We are constantly surrounded by the demand to cope no matter how. On the other end of the spectrum, our ancient practices teach us to be still. Yoga and classical…
Mayadhar Raut passed away at the age of 92, in Delhi | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives When appreciating an art, we often forget to acknowledge the contribution of those who strived hard to draw the world’s attention by giving it a form and structure. Odissi owes its existence to the now-fading Gotipua tradition, which…
Odissi dance Guru Mayadhar Raut. File. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Renowned Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut (92) died on Saturday (February 22, 2025) at his Delhi home, his son Manoj Raut said. “He had breakfast this morning, surrounded by his grandchildren and the rest of the family. He wasn’t experiencing any illnesses and passed away…
Ramli Bin Ibrahim | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nrityantar presents its 13th edition of its Odissi dance festival, Naman 2024. “Our effort is to bring together and showcase various styles and schools of Odissi dance and to pay tribute to the great gurus and pioneers for their invaluable contributions to this elegant art form,” says…
Odissi dancer Madhulitha Mohapatra, curated a two-day Naman festival recently in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Odissi, one of the classical dance forms, is marked by graceful postures, emotive facial expressions, bright costumes, and make-up. Pallavi, Ashtapadi, and Oriya poems, and Chaukha and Tribhanga stances form the basic movement through which Odissi dancers convey…
Anoushka Rahman, trained in Nrityagram under Surupa Sen, will make her solo debut as an Odissi dancer Source link
Madhulita Mohapatra with her Nrityantar Dance Ensemble Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra confesses she came to Odissi rather late compared to other classical dancers who start young. “I was 19 when I got an opportunity to learn Odissi. I had watched Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra and Sanjukta Panigrahi on television and I had always wanted to learn…
